hellion
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Definition of hellion
: a troublesome or mischievous person
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Synonyms for hellion
Synonyms
devil, imp, mischief, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, scamp, urchin
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That feels a little like the moment liberals are in right now, what with all these hot politicians stepping onto the global stage out of nowhere, some of whom may very well be nationalist hellions. — Kenzie Bryant, Vanities, "Is the Hot Politician Evil?: A Parlor Game for Our Broken Era," 1 June 2018 And Emma, unlike Laura, is a hellion with little interest in order or routine. — Constance Grady, Vox, "Laura and Emma is a ferociously restrained novel that turns its quietness into a weapon," 24 Apr. 2018 At 10 months, Mabel is a delicious imp, with the fair coloring of her mother and the gleeful expression of a hellion in training. — Judith Newman, New York Times, "Recovery, Russell Brand Style," 16 Oct. 2017 At least Phillips has a hot newcomer in Lewis, a piano-pounding hellion with an ego as big as his sound. — Robert W. Butler, kansascity, "Great balls of fire — New Theatre’s ‘Million Dollar Quartet’ strums along splendidly," 14 July 2017 And son Franklin Graham, a cigarette-smoking hellion during his teen years, delighted the crowd with anecdotes about the lengths his mother would go to get him out of bed in the morning. — Tim Funk, charlotteobserver, "Nearly festive 2007 service honored Ruth Graham’s devotion to family, Christ," 16 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hellion.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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10 Words Conjuring Hell and the Devil
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hellion
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English Language Learners Definition of hellion
: a person (especially a child) who behaves badly
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